I must be getting old and weak, 'cause a 22 lb recoil spring in my Tanfo makes it amazingly hard to pull the slide back. Surely there are others out there that are having the same problem, or is it just me?! "Surely" is not to be confused with 'Shirley', please! I'm feeling bad enough as it is! LOL :-[
It's you. Use the punch method.
I will admit I need to start doing some workouts to get back some strength. I found the 23 lb for my G-29 to be too tough for regular use as it does make the slide tougher to rack, especially in a defensive situation. So I use the 21 lb spring.
Use the 22lb in most of the rest of them...but have the 24lb springs to test some things.
Quote from: Intercooler on April 26 2014 08:29:09 PM MDT
It's you. Use the punch method.
I'll bite... What's the punch method? ;D
I'm thinking I need more of this:
(http://tanfoglioforum.com/uploads/forearm-training.jpg)
Yes hit the gym :)
Technique is everything.
(http://simplyaboutguns.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/rackslidep-moving.jpg)
My usual referral video ;)
Have you ever started a kind of hard to start chainsaw? It reminds me of that, where you have the saw in your power hand pulling the cord with the other hand. You punch the saw forward as you pull the cord usually over and over. In this case it is the slide instead of the cord.
http://www.glockmeister.com/Fab-Defense-GLOCK-Charging-Handle/productinfo/FCH/
Hey... That's a Glock ;D
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k166/poppanitrous/7ced6a1171f84fe2ebb4954d41f80395.jpg)
Red Jacket Firearms made a custom slide plate with a "T" handle for a guy who had some disabilities, this allowed a straight back pull for him.
There's no slide mass on CZ and CZ variants as they ride inside rail. But the accuracy is much better as a result. Have a friend (Vet) that's now 70 and his Stock 2 in .45 is a challenge with factory spring. You can run a 18lb spring as I do. Those nukes really imho only need a 22lb. reg med to norma spec or close to I just use a 18lb.
Cock it.
Lock it.
Then rack it. It takes the additional hammer spring pressure off the equation.
I'm currently running a 22# and its certainly something that can be done, but there isn't much slide to get a grip on.
I know one thing for certain. I'd rather clear a jam from a Glock than with a Witness, especially if my life depended on it.
Greg
I have learned to hook my index finger around the rear sight on my Witness. I find it no harder than gripping the abbreviated cocking serrations.